Flower Drum Opera classic repertoire includes "Liu Hai Chopping Woodcutter", "Mending Pot", "Playing the Causeway", "San Li Wan", and "Fighting Birds".
1, "Liu Hai Chopping Woodcutter"
Flower Drum Opera classic repertoire ranked first is undoubtedly this "Liu Hai Chopping Woodcutter", which is a traditional play by the collation of the traditional drama, narrating the story of the young farmer Liu Hai and the village girl Hu Xiuying love marriage story, the plot is vivid and touching, fresh and genuine style. Over the past few decades, Liu Hai Chopping Woodcutter has been sung for a long time, spreading throughout the country, and has been performed many times outside of the province and abroad, so that it has become a household name, and almost everyone in Changsha is able to sing and perform it.
2. "Mending Pot"
The famous flower-drum opera "Mending Pot", originally titled "Mending Vat", was renamed "Mending Pot" in 1964 and premiered by Hunan Provincial Flower Drum Opera Theater. It was written about a young woman, Liu Lanying, who fell in love with a young pot mender, Li Xiaocong, and transformed the backward concepts of Lanying's mother, Liu Daniang. The play reflects the new style of young men and women in contemporary rural areas to break through the secular concepts, love the countryside, love labor, love new life, free love, and strive to be the new socialist youth.
3. "Playing the Causeway"
"Playing the Causeway" is also one of the representative pieces of Hunan Flower Drum Opera. The play is based on Ke Lan's novel "Three Playing the Causeway", which tells the story of Cai Jiu, a member of the society, who insists on principles, criticizes and educates the selfish Lin Daniang, and defends the interests of the collective. The plots of the two plays are very vivid and funny, the characters are very prominent, the performances are wonderful, the lyrics are sharp, and they are also rich in profound educational significance. The comedic style of the plays was perfectly combined with singing and dancing. After the performance, the two plays were quickly welcomed by the audience, and made into a movie, which was popular for a while.
4, "Sanliwan"
"Sanliwan" is a good-looking flower-drum opera recommended in the must-have masterpiece, which is based on the novel of the same name by Zhao Shuli, the play by the Hunan Flower Drum Troupe premiered in 1957, the degree of opera is high, the characters are distinctive, the language is vivid, and the flavor of life is strong. It has been widely transplanted and performed all over the country. In 1979, it took part in the performance dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the founding of the country and won the second prize for creation and the second prize for performance.
5. "Playing Birds"
"Playing Birds" is also known as "King Three Playing Singijin". Early by the scene Dan feet play Sanmao arrow, a Dan feet play Mao girl, clowns play Mao mother; recently by the clowns play Sanmao arrow, Hua Dan play Mao girl, the old Dan play Mao mother; after finishing the Sanmao arrow change Jun play, there are also played by the younger generation. The opera is mainly sung on the stage, with strong singing and dancing, rich in life interest. 1954 by Shaoyang City Flower Drum Theater Troupe premiered in 1955 to participate in the second Hunan Provincial Opera Observatory, won the first prize for the script.